Rigid Boom Vangs
 

1 point each

What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?

What are the various types?

How do they compare with conventional Vangs/Topping Lifts?

Is there a Rigid Boom Vang that eliminates the weaknesses of
a rigid design?

How do these compare with a "Push Down" type boom vang?

Rigid Boom Vangs
 

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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1 point each

What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs? Holds boom in a fixed vertical
plane

What are the various types? Hydraulic, Block and Tackle, Combinaton

How do they compare with conventional Vangs/Topping Lifts? Provide bi
directional adjustment in all horizontal planes

Is there a Rigid Boom Vang that eliminates the weaknesses of
a rigid design?

Don't know but I hope it's Selden as that's what I got.

How do these compare with a "Push Down" type boom vang?

????

What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?..

Looks cool.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

I'd never thought of using one. But the rigging company who is doing the
work on the boat was offered a deal from the manufacturer when they ordered
the new boom. They want the rigging company to try one, the price through
them was way inexpensive. . . .so . .why not?

Be a new experience.

M.

"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message
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What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?..

Looks cool.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
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| 1 point each
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| What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?

The only real benefit I can see on a cruiser would be the ability to negate
the use of the topping lift on the boom.

|
| What are the various types?

I believe there are hydraulic, compressed air and spring loaded varieties.

|
| How do they compare with conventional Vangs/Topping Lifts?

More complicated design and thus you pay for the ease of use by possible a
failure being much more difficult to repair at sea. Stiffer performance and
less need for adjustments.

|
| Is there a Rigid Boom Vang that eliminates the weaknesses of
| a rigid design?

I don't know

|
| How do these compare with a "Push Down" type boom vang?

I don't know


....and donate any points to Scotty! ;-)

CM

3 points

"Capt. Mooron" wrote

"Bart Senior" wrote

| 1 point each
|
| What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?

The only real benefit I can see on a cruiser would be the ability to
negate
the use of the topping lift on the boom.

|
| What are the various types?

I believe there are hydraulic, compressed air and spring loaded varieties.

|
| How do they compare with conventional Vangs/Topping Lifts?

More complicated design and thus you pay for the ease of use by possible a
failure being much more difficult to repair at sea. Stiffer performance
and
less need for adjustments.

On 14 Aug 2004 13:56:28 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) wrote this
crap:

What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?..

Looks cool.


Carefull. Jon-boy thinks anything rigid looks cool.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

They want the rigging company to try one, the price through
them was way inexpensive. . . .so . .why not? Be a new experience..

Raises the boom in light air, eliminates the toping lift AND looks cool.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

Do you have personal experience with this Oz?

OzOne wrote
On 15 Aug 2004 00:29:13 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) scribbled
thusly:
They want the rigging company to try one, the price through
them was way inexpensive. . . .so . .why not? Be a new experience..

Raises the boom in light air, eliminates the toping lift AND looks cool.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"Trains are a winter sport"

And shatter into a thousand pieces if to broach and chinese gybe in a
gale.

Oz1...of the 3 twins.

Horass, this really sounds gay... time to go back on your
meds.

In article ,
Horvath wrote:
On 14 Aug 2004 13:56:28 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) wrote this
crap:

What are the benefits of Rigid Boom Vangs?..

Looks cool.


Carefull. Jon-boy thinks anything rigid looks cool.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!


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Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m)
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"If there's no wind, row."